Rehersal Dinner
Besides the immidiate wedding party and parents, Who else must I invite to the rehersal dinner. My brother and wife are not in the wedding, do I still have to invite them? What if my father-in-law comes with his girlfriend and my fiance`s two sisters that still live at home, do I have to pay for them?? I have one set of friends coming in from New York, do I invite them too?? I assume I pay for the best man`s wife as well, but what about my maid of honor`s 14 year old daughter? I`m trying to keep it at a minimum.
I want to be fair to both sides of the family, but my Fiance has 9 brothers and sisters with spouses and kids!!!
Posted by Lori; updated 04/08/02
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Easy way to be fair.. Invite the IMPORTANT people for sure. Mother father, motherinlaw, fatherinlaw...bridal party, then for the rest, simply decide how many mouths u can afford, then draw names out of a hat. :) Thats very fair. For those who wanted to come that weren`t picked... Let them pay fer themselves ;) good luck! -------`---,--{@
Posted by *~NightSpirit~*; updated 04/16/02
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It`s customary for the grooms side of the family to host the rehersal dinner for the bridal party, their spouses, significant others, and close family members. One of the ideas of the rehersal dinner is for the bridal party members to get to know each other. It isn`t meant as a get together for all the out of town guests. It can be dinner in a restaurant, a backyard barbeque or just stopping at a pizza place after the rehersal. It doesn`t have to be a formal dinner but whatever works for you.
Posted by britehorse; updated 04/27/02
